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Sustainability

  • Inside the Notebook: Seeding clams in Downeast Maine

    James McCarthy May 2, 2016

    The clam-seeding project is a collective effort by the 250 local diggers who sell clams to Gulf of Maine Inc., which diverted $1 for every bushel of clams it purchased into a fund for buying baby seed clams from the Downeast Institute in Beals.

    James McCarthy May 2, 2016

  • Saving on energy costs, one gelato flavor at a time

    James McCarthy April 4, 2016

    Fred Horch and Pat Coon, co-founders of Spark Applied Efficiency, have been helping Gelato Fiasco make a lot more gelato in its expanded “flavor foundry” in Brunswick while using a lot less energy and water.

    James McCarthy April 4, 2016

  • Loggers suffer one-two punch with mill and biomass plant closures

    James McCarthy April 4, 2016

    Even in the best of times, logging is not for the faint of heart. “There are so many factors you have to deal with,” said Tom Cushman, owner of Maine Custom Woodlands.

    James McCarthy April 4, 2016

  • Ecomaine wins support for midcoast disposal contract

    March 29, 2016

    The waste cooperative boards of the Rockport-based Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corporation and the three-town cooperative serving Thomaston, South Thomaston and Owls Head voted separately last week in recommending that the communities enter into a

    March 29, 2016

  • Proposed solar legislation gains broad support

    February 25, 2016

    A group of solar businesses, workers, municipalities, community leaders, utilities and other stakeholders on Thursday said they support proposed solar legislation that will increase installations of solar throughout Maine and potentially create jobs.

    February 25, 2016

  • Salmon effort seeks to restore important fishery

    February 22, 2016

    The Saco Salmon Restoration Alliance and Hatchery will deploy a “cutting-edge” method in its effort to restore salmon runs in the Saco River.

    February 22, 2016

  • First of four renewable energy projects to go online this year

    February 1, 2016

    The state's largest solar project to date is expected to come online later this year, according to The Maine Public Utilities Commission.

    February 1, 2016

  • Maine among states urging EPA to adopt changes

    January 26, 2016

    Maine is among eight other states that have urged the EPA to adopt a new trading platform for its Clean Power Plan and for the organization to encourage other states to adopt a mass-based approach to their emissions reduction strategies as a way to

    January 26, 2016

  • New MDI group to address energy, economic sustainability

    January 15, 2016

    In an environment of ongoing energy and economic sustainability initiatives statewide, a new group called “A Climate to Thrive” has been established on Mount Desert Island to address environmental and economic sustainability, the Mount Desert

    January 15, 2016

  • Kepware to be bought by Massachusetts firm for $100M

    December 23, 2015

    PTC (NASDAQ: PTC), an Internet of Things technology company based in Needham, Mass., announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kepware, a Portland-based software development company, for approximately $100 million.

    December 23, 2015

  • Businesses act on climate change, divest fossil fuel investments

    Lori Valigra November 2, 2015

    Political leaders and businesses are taking action in the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris this December, which aims to come to a legally binding and international agreement on climate change.

    Lori Valigra November 2, 2015

  • Smith's Farm installs largest privately owned solar facility in Maine

    October 20, 2015

    Maine Energy Performance Solutions says it recently installed the largest privately owned solar facility in the state for Presque Isle-based Smith's Farm.

    October 20, 2015

  • Winslow ordinance paves way for utility-scale solar project

    October 15, 2015

    The town of Winslow approved new regulations for utility-scale solar-electric projects Tuesday, potentially allowing a Yarmouth company to construct a solar farm that could be 20 times larger than the state's current largest one.

    October 15, 2015

  • Brunswick-Topsham group pushing disposable bag fees

    October 14, 2015

    Brunswick and Topsham are the latest Maine communities with efforts to require bag fees for disposable bags after Portland became the first in the state to do so six months ago.

    October 14, 2015

  • Portland sustainability startup wins $100,000 investment in pitch competition

    October 5, 2015

    Rapport, a Portland startup that develops software for businesses to track sustainability metrics, won a $100,000 investment from AOL founder Steve Case's investment company during a pitch competition Friday in Portland.

    October 5, 2015

  • GrandyOats' production soars under Nat Peirce and Aaron Anker

    Laurie Schreiber October 5, 2015

    Eighteen years ago, GrandyOats was a one-person operation producing small batches of granola out of a 105-year-old dairy barn in rural Brownfield.

    Laurie Schreiber October 5, 2015

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Today's Poll

Does cruise ship season help your business?
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Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

Maine's cruise ship season is in full swing, running from late September through early November. Thousands of passengers are expected to visit Portland, Bar Harbor, Eastport or Rockland.

This week alone, Portland is set to welcome around 16,000 cruise ship passengers.

But as the season ramps up, it's bringing mixed reviews. Some locals brace for the crowds and many business owners say cruise ship visitors don't spend much while in the port. Other business owners argue that, even if cruise ships don't benefit their own coffers, they still benefit the overall economy.

When we asked this question in 2023, Mainebiz respondents, 21% said the visits bring customers and revenue, while only 18% said the visits don't help their business.

More than half of the respondents, 53%, said cruise ships benefit the overall economy, 

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